word 2003 subscript problem

T

talkinggoat

I am trying to format an outline like the following:

1. text
a. text
b. text
2. text

etc...

however, after the first line, i press enter and get 2... which is ok.
problem is, when i press TAB, to get the "a" subscript, i get a "tab"
space and the 2 remains. What do i need to do to revert to the old
formatting? i don't even know how this got changed, in the first
place. I know that there is the increase indent button, on the tool
bar, but that's time consuming and breaks my chain of thought. an
example below of what i'm currently getting

1. text
2 text
 
G

garfield-n-odie [MVP]

In Word 97 and 2000, click on Tools | Options | Edit | check the "Tabs
and backspace set left indent" box | OK.

In Word 2002 and 2003, click on Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat
As You Type | check the "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and
backspaces" box | OK.
 
T

talkinggoat

You're right. it was an auto correct option that was in auto format as
you type. Thanks for the help.
 
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